By the bonnie river Stinchar
Where the memories call to me,
You still wander through the hillside
On your journey to the sea.
There are days I long to see you
From the hills above the cove;
Or beneath the silent willows
In the gentle shaded grove.

By the bonnie river Stinchar
As you glide along your way,
Where I know you seek the sunlight
'Neath the hills of Ballantrae.
There are days I long to see you
With the misty Craig off shore,
Or beneath Glennapp in sunshine
Where his song still rings of yore.

By the bonnie river Stinchar
That flows shallow fast and free,
There I walked beside my father
On the road toward the Cree.
There are days I long to see him
And to watch his smile again,
Or to stroll beside the Stinchar
And remember now and then.

William F. Davidson
was born in Ayr, Scotland in 1939. Raised in Maybole, he attended Cairn
Primary School & Carrick Academy before emigrating to Canada in October
1956. He traveled throughout Canada and the United States for three
years before taking up permanent residence in New York in 1959. Mr.
Davidson has also lived and worked in Australia for two years. He is
married with one son. Several family members continue to live in
Maybole. E-mail wdavidson44@gmail.com
Photo: William Davidson
with his wife Helga.